The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-30

T. w. Malcolm, Rush City, president; HI.
9. Temple, st. Paul. vice president; C. F.
Hausdori, 81. Paul, secretary; John N.
Gilman, st. Paul. treasurer.
1unoTs Of GrasshepDers IN Minnesota
Col. Moore. Gov. McGilps private score
tary. has lately received letter from q
gentleman living at Perham. MIMI. the
contents Of which have q peculiar and sig
nificant interest to Minnesota and Dakota
farmers. The gentleman writes that his
town 10 being desolated by grasshoppers,
and his letter asserts that this scorge has
He estimates that the erasshoppers have
already destroyed the crops on fully
5000 acres of land. This not only in.
cludes the wheat. corn, oats, ETC.. but all
the garden stuff-evsrything eatable being
supt. I. 7. odel,. of the Northern Pacific,
o O; secsnt,y that the company had heard
the line at Perham, but that the damage
was not serious. The company's agents
are instructed to watch the crops carefully,
and il any great damage had been done de-
tailed reports would have been sent in long
before this time. He did not believe tho
report.
In a private boarding establishment In
st. Paul, E. H. De Boer, travelling agent for
New York silver and plated warehouse,
took his own life by means OF . revolver.
The new Washburn orphan asylum at
Minneapolis, was dedicated with exercises
appropriate and interesting-add by
Gen. W. d. Washburn. DR.. futile and 9TH
ers.
Mr.. E. G. Rogers OF St. Paul, who had
hQon infopoofn1 Of in ~
the litiga ton incident to drive well difficult
ties says that the patents. had expired, and
that there could be no prosecution of those
who had put in the apparatus since the
ex piration OF the patent. Those who had
put 1t in previous to that time might still
be prosecuted under the law which was in
force when they drove their wells.
o. M.Jones of New York state arrived at
Waseca and demanded $500 of Municipal
Judge H: c: Woodbury. az the proceeds of
notes which he alleges he sent to Wood.
bury for collection. 1t lie said Woodbury.
admits having collected the money. Jones
got out papers for Woodbury's arrest,
but he can not now be found.
At Morris, D. C.. Smith, a prominent
farmer, died OF cancer in the lace, and was
buried by Overton post, OF which he was q
member.
The Standard Oil Company of st. Paul
has filed articles OF incorporation with the
register OF deeds. The capital stock is
500. coo, paid up. and the incorporators
art W. H. CONVEX OF St. Paul, Horace
Hutchins OF New York city and D. s.
Cowles OF Rye, n. Y.
At Norris, lightning destroyed the dwell.
ing and outbuildings Of John Barrett, three
cattle on the Cosel farm, and the slaughter
house OF L. II. Pushoe & Co.
A rnnAfinw ~ tho Co n,,, Nflroooo%o
Editorial association was held in Mank q to
recently attended by about fifteen mem-
bers. There were several papers read and
officers were elected as follows: President,
L. P. Hunt. Mankato; first vice president.
c. E. Wise, MankAto; second vice president,
J. A. Henry, GAINESVILLE; secretary, E. H.
Dearth. LIE Sueur; treasurer, T. f. Brown,
Sleepy Eye.
Pensions allowed: Minnesota-Nancy,
Bullock, Usage; D. w. Sherman. Granite
Falls; c. McKins, (insane), 1itchfeld; l..
Dawler, Minneapolis; S. G. 6axton, (de
ceased,) Minneapolis; L. Faille deceased.
Osakis.
L. H. De Boer, New York travelling
agent, suicided at his room. in St. Paul, by
shooting himself through the heart. The
young man was about twenty-four years
OF age, and had been canvassing St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Saltwater for silver
plate firm, and had in his possession Mt
a gambling room and became disheartened.
poratcd recently with the secretary OF
state. Capital stock, 500, 900. Tho ma
ture OF the business 10 to deal in oils, in.
Guiding petroleum and all it's products.
1t looks as though at least one-third OF
tho $50 saloons in Minneapolis would not
eurvive the 81 900 license which takes OF.
feet July l. Some ealoonkeepers predict
that not over $50 saloons will take out
licenses.
Sheriff Bogart of Winona, took Norman
w: Taylor to the Rochester insane hospi.
til. He 10 twenty five years old, resided
with his parents in Winona. Last winter he
Paul. and lost his job through some &C.
ton OF the knights. It affected his mind,
and he soon asserted that the knights
were doing him a great wrong; that they
had spies watching him, and he could not
get work. He grew worse, and his rela-
tives we're finally obliged to send him to
the asylum.
Horace A. Tuttle, the we'll known mining
expert of Cleveland, who has just made q
trip through the Vermillion and Mesaba
regions, is very enthusiastic over the fu.
ture of the ores to be found in them.
The Park Region encampment G. A. r.,
at Verndale was attended by 3, 500 people.
The next meeting of the encampment will
be held at Fergus Falls in June 1888.
The following officers were elected: Com
mander, Capt. NJ. L. Vining, Fergus Falls;
senior vice commander, w. Roberts, De.
troit; junior vice, H. Howell, Leaf River:
quartermaster, Col. James Compton, o.
ter Tail.
J. NJ. Baker Of Anoka, who was taken to
St. Paul by Deputy United States Marshal
Bracket on charge OF selling liquor With;
tax and of selling to Indians, escaped from
Bracket while hunting for some one to go
his bail.
At Albert Lea, burglars entered the Occi-
dental hotel and stole 5000 and q gold
watch from the proprietor, F. ". Waller.
At Cannon Falls, ut a special election it
MAS voted to bond the town for IS, 900 for
fire protection. The plan is to put in
three force pumps, with 1000 feet OF hose
for each pump.
The news is conveyed by q private let
that Dick Jones formerly Of Re chester, has
gained twenty pounds since he became a
federal ofticeholdcr. Az he weighed con-
siderably over three hundred before his de-
parture from Minnesota.
The St. Paul & Duluth stockholders vote
to raise So. 600, 900 for improvements and
terminals. The following directors were
elected: William H. Fisher, St. Paul;
William H. Rhawn, president National
Bank Of the Republic, Philadelphia; James
Smith, Jr.. St. Paul: Charles D. Drake,
Washington; James NJ. Earle, Philadel.
phia; Octavius d. Baldwin. president.
Fourth National bank. New York; William
Dawson. president Bank of Minnesota,
St. Paul; John A. Gwynne, OF Gwynne 4
Day. New York; George F. Baker, presi-
dent First National bank, New York.
John Clett was tried for rape in tho dis
trict court, St. Cloud. and found guilty.
The sentence is tho longest allowed-3O
years. Crett has served two short terms
in tho Wisconsin prison for attempted
rape.
"Doc." Capen, one OF tho old timers and
best known characters OF st. Paul. died OF
heart disease He was ono OF the first
drivers employed BY the old Minnesota
stage company, and held tho ribbons over
tho old stage coach horses driven during